****SITUATION AND KEY EVENTS AS OF OCTOBER ******

**The AFU lost up to 1,220 servicemen in a day, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense**'s summary;

**Air defense systems shot down four "Flamingo" missiles**, two "Neptune" missiles and 604 aircraft-type UAVs.

**Residents of Aleshki were delivered essential food, medications, hygiene products and fuel.** Everyone who wanted to leave was given that opportunity, Lantratova reported.

**The deliveries of 500 missiles for Patriot announced by the US State Department will begin no earlier than 2030**, Kiev Post journalist Raufoglu reported.

**Ukraine is critically dependent on US intelligence data,** said Head of Zelensky's Office Budanov.

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